3GPP Release 18 and onward After the December 2020 meeting, 3GPP updated its public documented information to include Release 18 as a 5G release.
Read moreWhat is 3GPP initial release for 5G?
3GPP has split the 5G standard into two releases: Release 15 , which corresponds to NR Phase 1, and Release 16, which corresponds to NR Phase 2. In NR Phase 1, there are common elements between LTE and NR, such as both using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).
Read moreWhat is the latest version of LTE?
LTE Advanced Pro (LTE-A Pro, also known as 4.5G, 4.5G Pro, 4.9G, Pre-5G, 5G Project) is a name for 3GPP release 13 and 14. It is an evolution of LTE Advanced (LTE-A) cellular standard supporting data rates in excess of 3 Gbit/s using 32-carrier aggregation.
Read moreWhat is the current 3GPP release?
3GPP Release 17 3GPP approved the Release 17 package in December 2019 at the same meeting as the freeze for Release 16’s physical layer work. So far, COVID-19 has most affected Release 17, as the majority of the work for this release has happened virtually.
Read moreWhat is the 3GPP release for LTE?
LTE Overview. LTE (Long Term Evolution) or the E-UTRAN (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Access Network), introduced in 3GPP R8 , is the access part of the Evolved Packet System (EPS).
Read moreWhat is 5G Release 16?
While Release 15, completed back in 2018, laid the foundations for 5G architecture and security, Release 16 was dedicated to additional use cases and therefore many features were added or enhanced .
Read moreWhich of the following technologies are introduced in 3GPP Release 16 to continuously improve 5G competitiveness?
Rel-16 is phase 2 of the 5G system, which considered the following New Radio improvement: Continuously improve NR competitiveness by implementing; Self-backhaul and integration with access for NR. EMBB sub6GHz enhancement . New multiple access, such as SCMA.
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